It’s hard to know what Donald Trump was thinking when he became the first US president to ever have his mugshot taken. But his minders had a clear strategy – reclaim the narrative.
There he was, America’s 45th president, his face like stone as he scowled at the camera, lips pursed, eyebrow raised: his photo both a symbol of legal accountability and defiance in the face of the law.It’s hard to know what Donald Trump was thinking at that momentany of the four looming trials against him
After the mugshot came the merchandise. No sooner had the image been released, Trump’s face was being sold on T-shirts, cups and stubby holders emblazoned with the words “Never Surrender!” as part of the latest“This mugshot will go down in history as a symbol of America’s defiance of tyranny,” his campaign said in a fundraising email with the subject heading “Breaking News: The Mugshot Is Here”.
Biden, holidaying at California’s Lake Tahoe, later emerged from a spin class and told reporters he saw Trump’s photo on television. The former real estate mogul and reality TV star wasn’t accustomed to the inside of a prison – let alone a prison as notoriously filthy and violent as the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta.
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